Staff Nurse - Oncology Inpatients | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Ebrill 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE1 9RT |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7154706/196-NM12796 |
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Hedley Atkins is a 24 bedded ward that predominantly cares for patients with oncology malignancies receiving active treatment, palliative and end
of life care. We also support patients with haematology malignancies and sickle cell disease.
The nursing team prides itself on a cohesive multidisciplinary approach to patient care, striving to provide high clinical standards in a supportive
environment. Support on the ward is underpinned by a full-time oncology PDN and the wider management team including the ward manager, deputy managers, matrons and heads of nursing. You will be working with the wider multidisciplinary team in supporting patients receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive care.
We are looking for enthusiastic, confident, dynamic and motivated experienced nurses with excellent communication skills and experience of oncology and haematology patients who contribute in maintaining highest standards of care whilst demonstrating effective leadership and providing support. We are looking for nurses wishing to develop their leadership skills and come join us on this exciting journey in caring for our Oncology patients.
All applicants must have NMC registration.
Closing: 27/04/2025 at Midnight
Interview: 07/05/2025
Our unit require a highly skilled workforce and staff will require experience in caring for patients with cancer or sickle cell disease. Staff will learn to care for patients having treatments, and learn the skills to administer chemotherapy.
The ideal applicant should be enthusiastic about cancer care and with oncology experience. If you are a confident and proactive practitioner who is always patient focused then we would like to hear from you.
We pride ourselves on giving high quality, specialised and person-centred care. As a nurse on this ward you will have the opportunity to develop
your assessment and prioritisation skills as well as escalation of the acutely unwell adult. You will also be able to develop your knowledge of a
range of cancer related issues and conditions including oncology emergencies and SACT.
You will work closely with the wider MDT including medical teams, physios, OTs, and other AHPs as well as wider clinical specialities including
palliative care.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
As a band 5 on Hedley Atkins you will be responsible for the day to day planning, implementation and evaluation of bedside nursing care. You will
independently manage a group of patients whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
You are wholly accountable for your practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and you should take every reasonable opportunity
to sustain and improve your knowledge and professional competence.
You should be an effective communicator with patients and their significant people regarding their disease treatment and management. Equality, diversity and inclusion underpins our interactions with our patients and our colleagues and are core values for our ward team and wider MDT.
You should be competent in undertaking physical observations including: cardiovascular observations, blood sugar monitoring, urinalysis, fluid
balance monitoring, catheter care and GCS.
You will be supported and development competencies in managing chest and ascitic drains (temporary and permanent), PICC/PORT care, brachytherapy, PCA management, syringe driver management, NG and ryles tube insertion and management, and management of oncology emergencies.
You will be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication via oral, enteral and IV routes including transfusion of blood and blood products.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
This advert closes on Monday 28 Apr 2025